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THE disparity between Athletic and midweek opponents Leeds United is perfectly illustrated by the fees paid out by the respective clubs to player agents over the past year....
Date Published 03/12/2009
A YOUNG and inexperienced Athletic side slipped out of the Lancashire Cup at the second round stage, losing 2-0 at Bury. Coach Tony Philliskirk, who had seen an already...
AMATEUR RUGBY: HOLLINWOOD pushed promotion hopefuls Siddal ‘B’ all the way in division four of the Pennine League, The local outfit, who were searching for their...
AMATEUR RUGBY: THERE is no change at the top of the Rugby Oldham Challenge 2009-10 table after defeats for Oldham St Anne’s and Saddleworth Rangers. Saints went down...
RUGBY: ENGLISH Schools Rugby League are appealing to any Oldhamer who, as a boy, played for his school, town, county and country to come forward with their stories and pictures...
BOWLS: The annual meeting of the Greater Manchester Women’s Bowling Association will be held at North Chadderton Social and Bowling Club on Saturday (noon).
A Glodwick man is in hospital today after arsonists set fire to the porch of his Barlow Street home. The 44-year-old victim was woken by smoke in the early hours of the...
HOCKEY: Oldham Ladies hockey club enjoyed a winning weekend in Greater Manchester Women’s Division 1 and the national knockout. The top-of-the-table first team were too...
Oldham could become a world record holder after a tree-planting race at Fullwood Nature Reserve in Sholver. Fifty native British trees have been donated to Groundwork Oldham...
Oldham Council’s adult social services team was celebrating today after gaining an “excellent” rating in a new independent report. The Care Quality...
CHRISTMAS will come early for Latics fans after admission prices were slashed for the League One clash with Exeter City at Boundary Park on December 12. Adults will pay...
AN Oldham man has admitted forging the will of an 82-year-old relative from Cumbria. Dean Benson (45) also admitted stealing more than £7,000 from the man, whose...
TWO people from Failsworth have been charged after a woman and her two young children were threatened with a meat cleaver. Lauren Reeves (25), and Mark Greenwood (29), both of...
A former Mayor of Oldham has been axed from the board which runs the Royal Oldham Hospital. John Battye, who has been a non-executive director of the Pennine Acute Hospitals...
Oldham inventor’s work showcased at major exhibition A device designed by a 19th century Oldham inventor is among several new collection items unveiled by Manchester...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings:
PLANS to convert a shabby old toilet block into a shop in a Saddleworth village have been given a boost by a former resident. Denshaw lost its only shop when the post office...
Oldham Carers’ Emergency Support Service will be officially launched tomorrow — the ninth annual Carers’ Rights Day. The service is a practical response to...
‘Those who come to live here should speak English, obey the law and pay taxes’ Writing exclusively for the Oldham Chronicle, Border and Immigration Minister Phil Woolas, says...
ENGLAND and St Helens rugby league star Kyle Eastmond returns to his home town on Saturday when he makes a guest appearance at Brownz Wine Bar. The talented half-back, who...
Oldham town centre’s Christmas shopping campaign will have a musical touch this weekend. Alongside appearances from children’s entertainers, costumed characters...
THE popular Christmas Carol Concert by Oldham Choir is returning, but at a new venue. The free concert was originally held at sponsors Gallery Oldham but demand has become so...
Christmas demand for toy hamsters is outstripping supply THOUSANDS of youngsters could be left disappointed this Christmas as a popular toy flies off the shelves, leaving...
A LONG-SERVING lawyer who committed to the same firm his entire career has retired after 48 years of service. Colleagues past and present said farewell to Fred Hollingworth at...
WEEKS of rehearsals, dedication and hard work have paid off for these talented chorus girls as the Coliseum’s pantomime season gets under way. The girls, who all sailed...
A BOOK written by an Oldham MP which examines why humans exist will be published next month. “Destination of the Species: The Riddle of Human Existence” by Michael...
NEW powers to push local councils to tackle issues which matter to them were unveiled yesterday by Communities Secretary John Denham. He published plans to beef-up public...
Oldham to get ‘studio school’ AN Oldham school for teenagers who can’t cope in the usual learning environment could be up and running within two years....
AN exhibition of work by a group of 15 artists is to be unveiled in Mossley. “Freeze” features painting, printmaking, textiles, jewellery, video art, kinetic...
A Saddleworth artist is holding a special swan-song exhibition — before she starts concentrating on commissioned works. Sonia Ratcliff is staging “Oldham and...
